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Is there a price comparison site for tyres?
The front two tyres need replacing soon, so looking for a reasonable priced replacement's. Is it a matter of phoning up every tyres place or can i do it online. Cheers in advance
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train to london from north west
hiyas were looking to travel (2 adults) to london from the north west by train anytime after 7th august up to the 15th august. were wanting to travel by train which i havent done since i was a child and was wondering how to get the cheapest fares many thanx
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Corrosion in brake pads / discs
Hi, Just looking for an opinion as I do not know much about cars. My wife's car is in for its first MOT. The garage have been on the phone to say that the brake pads / discs are all corroded and need to be replaced, taking the total bill including MOT and service to over four hundred pounds. (I don't have any other info…
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Toyota Avensis - Leak in Spare Wheel Bay
I have quite a large amount of water gathering in the spare wheel "bay" in my 02 plate Toyota Avensis hatchback. Rather than panic and get some expensive mechanic to seek out the source of the leak (and it isn't obvious - everywhere around it is dry), is there any sensible reason why I cannot drill a very small hole and…
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anyone used autoebid ?
as title has anyone used them ? if so have you bought a nissan from them which dealer supplied the car
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Do you think we could challenge this parking ticket?
An enginner had an appointment at a site. He needed to get in the roller shutters but they were shut. He pulled up infront and went in to get the key for it. He was gone for no more than 2 mins, came back and the bloke was giving him a ticket. Could we challenge it. He was given the ticket under code 62 Parked with one or…
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Company Car - Should I?
Hi all, Hopefully someone can help. For the past 3 years I have had the option of a car or cash alternative, I have taken the cash as I already had a car. I am now thinking of getting a company car, due to the fact that my current car failed the MOT and needed a fair amount of work doing, it is after all 11 years old. It…
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Parking fine for two wheels on pavement!!
Morning! We went to a BBQ yesterday (Sunday!) and parked in a residential road. We parked on the road but with 2 wheels on the pavement in order to leave enough space for cars to park on the road. The pavement was very wide so even with the 2 wheels parked on there, there was the width of one car available for pedestrians…
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locked radio after three attempts, also need code...../
i have a ford radio 2005 s/n M001439 i have a code of 8914 on the side, but did not see this till i entered incorrect code 3 times.......how long before i can re-enter code and is the code above correct!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! many thanks paul
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Car Problem - BMW
Bought the BMW 1 series on 27th March this year from Douglas Park in Hamilton. Everything was going well until 4 weeks later the timing belt went. Took back to the dealer who got it repaired gave us a loan car for the week that ours was in getting fixed. However, this Friday (11th July) I took the car back again as there…
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car parts? any good deals?
please can anyone help me.... I have unfortunately had my wing mirror removed off my car by passing motorist! I need to get this replaced, where is the cheapest place to buy a new complete unit for my car? I have tried Ebay, none available, tried the breakers same there and am being quoted around £300.00 for the parts…
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Lease or HP ?
Does anyone know the difference between: i) a Lease agreement, ii) A HP agreement iii) A HP Agreement with an option to purchase fee? iv) A HP agreement that is outside the scope of the ConsumerCredit Act. Primarily for vehicles.
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Help! Car insurance details
Hi guys my car insurance is due up for renewal in august and my current company (Swift Cover) have quoted quite a high renewal price. I think I can do better and have looked at Martins advice. I have just put my details into moneysupermarket but on comparing the top 5 companies in closer detail im not sure about one or two…
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New ford focus :- Petrol or Diesel?
My poor old 99 focus is starting to become a pain, things starting to brake quite often so looking at buying a nice new one :rotfl: Im unsure what to go for though, its between a 1.6 petrol or the 1.6 TDCI DPF (zetec or titatium) I currently do about 6-7k PA. From what i can see the diesel is alot cheaper on tax , £35 a…
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HELP with monthly insurance!
Hey all my insurance is £2000 per year but im paying montly I have to pay a deposit of £400 and then i pay the rest in 9 installments (£177) but does the deposit cover the first month? so then i would have to pay the first installment £177 + deposit £400. or do i just pay the deposit to cover the first month? Thanks!
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Does anyone know the size of the dog crates on Brittany Ferries?
As above I am interested in going on the Santander-Plymouth rout on brittany ferries but wouldl ike to know what size the dog crates are as my dog is a medium sized dog? Many Thanks
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Car Ownership
I bought a brand new car over a year ago from a Car dealer. I paid for the car upfront and it is registered in my name with DVL. It now appears that the Dealer aquired the new car from a Finance Company on a 3 year HP agreement. I had no knowledge of this. The Dealer has now gone under and the Finance Co. say they own the…
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Car rental - specify fuel type?
Are there any car rental companies out there (preferably the more well known ones) that allow you to specify whether you want a diesel or petrol car in the same way as you can specify car size?
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cam belt
Hi. First time on forums. Can any one tell me at what mileage should i change the cam belt on my 307 peugeot 1.4 hdi. Cheers
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petrol stations
Just watch out when filling your car up keep a check on pump, my husband put £10 in other week and put nossle back on pump the amount went over to £10.01 we asked sale person why she said it would get sorted but they done nothing.reported to oft and a few days later it was sorted, this has been going on for years people…
